Awahu Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Awahu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 39 | 1:4,542,122 | 122,724 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Awahu (1,098) may also be a first name.
Awahu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awahu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awahu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awahu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Awahu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Awahu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 240,807th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 1,098 people.
The last name Awahu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 4,542,122. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 41 percent live, Zamfara, where 26 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 3 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Awahu
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